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09-08-2006, 09:50 PM | #1 |
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How to remove the cup holder?
do any of you DIY gurus know how to take out the front right cup holder?
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09-08-2006, 09:53 PM | #2 |
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Curious... do you have something interesting planned for that area or you just dont want the cup holder?
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09-08-2006, 10:18 PM | #4 |
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Artz, you're 1/2 correct it's broken, but not by me.
Long story short: some shop monkey at the bodyshop used the passenger cup holder (while my car was in the shop) and broke it. I want to know the process involved in taking out and replacing the cup holder, if it seems remotely complicated, I'm gonna do it myself, I don't trust those shop guys, they don't show respect for other people's properties. So, anyone knows?
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09-08-2006, 11:30 PM | #6 |
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it's not a cupholder...it's a knee impactor....silly.
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09-08-2006, 11:33 PM | #7 | |
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I had the dealer replace mine. It took them a week to get it and about 35 minutes to replace it. |
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09-08-2006, 11:55 PM | #8 | |
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35mins eh? so it shoulnd't be TOO difficult for them, did you happen to see the replacement process?
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09-09-2006, 08:09 AM | #10 | |
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dope, good point, I'll take a look at realoem, thanks bro!
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09-09-2006, 01:24 PM | #12 | |
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Ohh here's what you need to Safely remove and replace the cup holder. They sell them at Home depot. Just ask for Steve, he can help you.
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09-09-2006, 04:35 PM | #13 |
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doesn't that tool come standard in the bmw tool set?
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09-09-2006, 08:04 PM | #14 | |
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haha, you F#$#er
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09-10-2006, 12:14 AM | #15 |
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i bought my digital SLR, its freakin sick. I took some nice pics but the car is dirty, its late now so ill post them up tomorrow.
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09-14-2006, 10:18 PM | #16 |
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Pretty simple to remove/install.
1) Remove the trim piece around the cupholders. Start at the right side, then pry (I prefer to use a Craftsman rivet puller wrapped in a rag) at the two aluminum rivets that go into the blue pieces shown below. The outer clips should come off easily. 2) Unscrew whichever cupholder you want to remove. 3) When reinstalling, be sure that the tab in the back of the cupholder lines up with the recepticle on the top of the glove compartment. -Evan
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09-14-2006, 10:19 PM | #17 |
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Note that in the above picture, much of the dash is removed. Also, the cupholders are removed (I did this during the iPod install yesterday). You only want to remove the section below the vents, and above the glove box.
-Evan
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So what did you end up doing Leo? Who got the bid for this task-the shop guy or Leo? I just stumbled on this thread so good to know how it is done.
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04-14-2009, 09:04 AM | #20 |
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EvanL can you please please please provide some more info regarding the dash removal?
i intent to remove the dash this weekend to fix the rattle from the air vent.... but i dont wanna break or crack any plastics... |
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09-23-2009, 09:27 AM | #21 |
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Ugh!
My cupholder came off the "rail" for the second time. Its still under warranty, but since my nearest dealer is a 1-1/2 hour round trip in traffic, I don't want to take it in. Is there really no way to gently "pop it out" without removing the dash?
Leave it to the Germans to put off installing cupholders at all, and then when they do, it is an overly complicated, Rube Goldberg-ian contraption that seems to break every three weeks. Seriously, I just want to put coffee in there! |
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10-05-2010, 10:38 PM | #22 |
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here is a little diy i did
of course you don't have to take everything apart like i did, but i didn't notice until after. what the problem was.. hope this helps someone.
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